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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Is there a word for a male diva? Does miva sound too much like mulva? Why yes, that is the second Seinfeld reference today. Too much Crackle. I don't know how to describe this A list mostly television actor. Sure, people have called him a lot of things during his career, and he has gone through lots and lots of women in a very public way, but no one has called him a miva. You would think that after his crash and burn from A+ list mostly movie actor to a thank you for the role in a made for tv movie that he would be grateful and treat people he works with well. Not so. When he got a break that rescued him from Lifetime oblivion he responded by treating all the people he worked with like crud and tried to make it clear that the show would fail without him. He was a nice piece to the show, but his head was way bigger than his talent. No one liked him and when the show ended, he was the one cast member who didn't get a going away gift from the crew. That attitude sent him into a second exile until he was given one more chance by another producer who owed the actor a favor from back in the day. The producer put our actor in the middle of a show that was already doing well and our actor immediately took over like he was the star that every viewer came to see even before any of his shows aired. Almost immediately the entire cast and crew were plotting his demise but were thwarted by the producer who owed the favor. Must have been a big favor. With the cast and crew threatening to quit though en masse, the producer finally caved and our actor was shown the door. I bet Tori Spelling could use a new co-star soon.

@Derek -- oh I agree -- and though all her tweets to him (except that one) were benign -- she got ripped by other tweeters for contacting him via social media when his lack of response made it clear he wasn't interested in contact. She doesn't tweet at him anymore.

Definitely Rob Lowe, and agree the hit show was probably West Wing or Brothers and Sisters. Parks and Rec was never considered a hit. Although, I've always had a soft spot for it. I thought he was great on it. I never caught up with the rest of this season. Didn't it go on hiatus or something?

He left Parks and Rec to do The Pro and Rashida left with him, so maybe he fits if the second show isn't Parks. I know he had a Ayn Randian kind of worldview - I read his book (honestly a FANTASTIC read, very well-written and informative) where he agreed to do a cover shoot in the WW era without his cast and justified it in a Randian fashion. So this does fit. But he did do West Wing then Lyon's Den and Dr. Vegas which he toplined, and then Parks. So Enty is leaving out shows.

Rob Lowe for the win. Check out his Wikipedia page; it details quite a bit about his issues on The West Wing, etc. Also... didn't Enty fairly recently reveal Rob as the actor who was still angry about his failed movie career and believes that he wasn't given enough of a chance to succeed? If so, sounds like Rob tends to see himself as a frequent victim.

For all of those that think this is Rob and for those of you who dislike him, his pilot The Pro wasn't picked up so he's out of a job. And there's no way it would be realistic for him to come back to Parks except for a guest spot.

I forgot about Brothers and Sisters and all the other shows . The West Wing stories were pretty consistent. He thought he was the star since he was the most well known at the start. Martin Sheen wasn't supposed to have as large a role as he ended up having. Sheen's role grew and the ensemble cast got more popular. He was difficult and alienated everyone. Very similar behavior as Terry Hatcher on DH.

Definitely Rob Lowe! I've never gotten his appeal, even back in the '80s. He's too delicate and feminine looking, and not in a good way, on top of the fact that he has always come across as a self-important dick.

phew. Thanks Gayeld. Him and Rob were in The Outsiders together. Along with Tom Cruise and many others. They all looked waaay too greasy for me though. And very young. Don't wanna end up in the real slammer!

I think Rob Lowe knows how to put on the nice-guy schtik in talk-show appearances and all that but is also a major dickhead diva to work with. He tries to justify why he's such an asshole on the set in his first book (yes I read it and yes it wasn't half-bad!) and comes off really lame and unconvincing.

I think he fancies himself a far bigger star and a far better actor than he in fact is.

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